Multnomah-Washington County OR Archives Obituaries.....Bigelow, Frank H December 5, 1893
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Oregonian December 6,1893
His Last Switch
Frank H.Bigelow,a brakeman in the mploy of the Southern Pacific Railroad 
Company,met with an accident yesterday morning that cost him his life.He has 
been working on the West Side branch for some time,and at Cornelius,in 
Washington County,about 20 miles from this city,he got in between two freight 
cars and was crushed to death.
No one saw Bigelow at the time of the accident.A flying switch was being made 
and Bigelow was on one car scheduled to be coupled to another.One of his 
companions saw him standing with a coupling pin in his hand and also saw him 
reach for a railing on the end of his car.When the cars came together the 
locomotive stopped.no signal to "go ahead" came from Bigelow,and an 
investiagtion was made,resulting in him being found on one end of the track in 
a horribly mangled condition.He was unconsciuos and lived only about five 
minutes.It was apprent that in attempting to grasp the car railing he was 
knocked down,a wheel striking him and throwing him to the side.There was a 
long gash on his abdomen and his spinal olumn had been fractured,which was the 
cause of death.A coroner's jury was impaneled,and after hearing 
testimony,found that the deceased came to his death through an accident,and 
exonerated the company of all blame.
The body was brought to Portland in the afternoon and taken to the undertaking 
rooms of Coroner Homan at Fourth and Yamhill streets,where it was cared for.
Bigelow lived at 389 Harrison street,and with him resided his aged mother,wife 
and 6 year old boy,for all of whom he provided.He was quite popular with his 
fellow workman and stood high in the estimation of the company,having at one 
time occupied the position of yard master at Albina.His funeral will probably 
take place today.

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